Sky drx 890wl-z

[Geoff Wilkinson]

My previous Sky box had external audio sockets that I used to feed a stereo system in another room.

The DRX 890WL-Z has I/O port, RS-232 socket and USB socket.
Does any of these three sources provide a stereo audio signal?

Thanks, Geoff

[seawright]

I/O port may contain stereo output but I don't know the pin connections, other two no.
Easiest option would be to use a scart to phono adaptor. Prices vary. Cheapest I have found is £0.63 at Maplin.

[Scubbie]

The current DRX890WL no longer supports the phono and Scart sockets.

The I/O port is primarily designed for supporting the IO Link which connects to the UHF feed.

The adaptor is currently £10 from Sky.

Taking what seawright has mentioned, i.e. pin connections, it might be possible to modify the IO Link and solder a couple of phono sockets to it, but I doubt that you'll have much joy. For a start I doubt that you'll get stereo sound. Secondly I suspect that the wires will be very thin and delicate.

[seawright]

I thought that this was the rear view of a DRX890WL which clearly shows a scart socket.

If I'm wrong could someone post an image showing the rear panel connections?

[Scubbie]

I can't recall, I think you're right and it does still have a Scart socket then.

Thank you.

[Geoff Wilkinson]

I can't recall, I think you're right and it does still have a Scart socket then.you.

Thanks guys, the DRX 890WL has both SCART and HDMI sockets as inputs for a TV.

I can dispense with the SCART cable and get good stereo and video through the HDMI, but the quality of the audio (and mains hum) I get when I break out the two audio leads from the SCART plug makes impossible listening.

I will have to buy an adaptor cable to give me a double HDMI output from the Sky box.

Geoff

[Koala5]

There shouldn't be any problem picking up audio from a scart socket if is terminated properly with screened cable and the earth pin is connected.

[Geoff Wilkinson]

There shouldn't be any problem picking up audio from a scart socket if is terminated properly with screened cable and the earth pin is connected.

Koala5,

Yes, there shouldn't have been any problem using the SCART socket. Unfortunately (for me), I initially misread the pin-layout diagram from the wrong side!!!

Now, having made the right connections, I have the audio I wanted.

Thank to everyone, Geoff